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I I. I I I I I I I I- I I I I I I I. I I TABLE 8 EXISTING A.M. AND P.M. PEAK HOUR CAPACITY ANALYSIS LOS RESULTS. UNSIGNALlZED INTERSECTIONS Unsignalized Intersection Existing (2002)* A.M. Peak P.M. Peak Lexington Avenue & Guidant Drive North E F Hamline Avenue & CR F F F Lexington Avenue & Victoria St C F Lexington Avenue & Guidant Dr S D F Fernwood Drive & CR F B C East Drive & CR F B C West Drive & CR F B B Hamline Avenue & West Floral Dr E E *Note: Unsignalized LOS shows the worse LOS for the stopped movement. Proposed Roadwav Svstem In the future, without the proposed AUAR development, the surrounding roadway system will remain the same as the existing roadway system, except for the following planned improvements: . Lexington Avenue will be expanded to two northbound lanes between Guidant Drive North and CR 96 in 2003-2004 as planned by Ramsey County and included in their Capital Improvement Program. . A signal will be added at Victoria Street and Lexington Avenue by 2003-2004 as planned by Ramsey County and included in their Capital Improvement Program. Per discussions with the City, it is also assumed that by 2020, a north-south connection will bc cxtended north of CR 96 to CR 1. Futurc No-Build Conditions Trallic Forecasts Traffic forecasts were determincd for the 2005 and 2020 No-Build conditions. To produce the 2005 No-Build base traffic conditions, existing (2002) background hlrning movement counts were increascd by 2 percent for 3 years. To establish 2020 baseline traffic volumes, the average annual growth rates on roadways around the Guidant site wcrc dctermined using the 2000 and 2020 Metropolitan Council regional travel demand model. The growth rates were than appointed to the base year background tfamC counts to provide future background traffic. Guidant Campus Master Plan Final AUA..H. and Mitigation Plan - 32 - January 2003